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Picture Credit: The Consecutives   The Consecutives - The Consecutives, Vol. 2 Release Date: May 04, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 30:16 Genre: Funk / Jazz Origin: Brooklyn , NY , USA Eighteen months after the release of their debut album " The Consecutives, Vol. 1 ", the quartet from Brooklyn, New York is back with the successor "The Consecutives, Vol. 2". Ray Cetta  has taken the position of the bass player from Dave Hassel  while the rest of the line-up has remained the same. That means, Ray  has recorded these songs together with guitarist Andy Berman , keyboarder Tom Wilson , and drummer and songwriter Dan Klug . In October 2020, the four artists went to Flux Magnetic Studios in New York for a four-hour session of rehearsals and recording. The result is a half-hour Jazz Funk orgy consisting of four first-take recordings. What we can hear on "The Consecutives, Vol. 2" is master-class Modern Funk. Drummer Dan Klug  shows that he is u...

Picture Credit: Jordan Popky   Jordan Popky - Worth the Risk Release Date: 25, 2021 Length: 03:48 Genre: Indie Rock / Soul Rock Origin: Brooklyn , NY , USA Four months after the release of her debut EP " Closer to mine ", Brooklyn's Jordan Popky  is back with her new single "Worth the Risk". The new track marks the beginning of a set of releases to come within the next months. "Worth the Risk" was written by Jordan Popky  and Adam Tilzer . Popky  contributes the lead vocals and she gets support by the backing voices of Giselle , Kiirstin Marilyn , and Ellajay . Further musicians featured on the single are Dr. Blum  (synths), Victoria Seagriff  (drums), and Adam Tilzer  (synths, bass, guitar). Worth The Risk by Jordan Popky On "Worth the Risk", Jordan Popky  and her guests magically mix Soul and Indie Rock. The powerful vocals by the Brooklynian artist enchants the audience with sonorous Soul and piercing Rock elements. Hence, Popky  creates ...

Picture Credit: The Psyched Artwork: The Psyched Lettering: Roxie Vizcarra   The Psyched - Body Buzz Release Date: April 16, 2021 Label: Specious Arts Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 11:37 Genre: Garage Rock Origin: Brooklyn , New York , USA Brooklyn's Jess Ludwicki  (bass), Anthony Macbain  (guitar and vocals), and Paul Weil  (drums and vocals) are The Psyched. With the EP "Body Buzz", the trio has publisheded their second release which follows the selftitled single from nine years ago. The EP has been recorded on 2'' tape and is now available on white 12'' vinyl via Specious Arts, containing seven songs plus two bonus tracks. BODY BUZZ by The Psyched "Body Buzz" is a thirsty party soundtrack. The Psyched play honest and thrilling Garage Rock that often show tendencies towards 77 Punk and psychedelic Indie Rock. The sound is fuzzy, noisy, dizzy and absolutely motivating. The short but impressive release contains mid-tempo anthems and uptempo ba...

Picture Credit: Skism Skism - 2021 Release Date: February 08, 2021 Label: Rotten Bastard Records Format: CD / Digital Length: 16:50 Genre: Hardcore Punk / Oi! Origin: Brooklyn (New York) , USA Let's face it. The world we are living in needs a lot of improvement. Even though the fat orange man has left the White House, even in the United States life has not immediately turned to rainbows, green meadows, and free day-drinking. Fascism, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, oppression, injustice are global issues affecting a shit-load of people. Fortunately, there are people who won't take it any more, and who open their mouths to scream and shout against those arseholes. Be introduced to Skism, a four-piece Oi! and Hardcore Punk band from Brooklyn. Skism play rough and violent Hardcore Punk for the streets. The message conveyed in this powerful soundscape is obvious. "2021" is a zeitgeist document praising unity and solidarity. Skism play the music for ...

Mad Mulligans - Who are the Mad Mulligans? Release Date: December 30, 2020 (US) / March 22, 2021 (UK) Label: Rotten Bastard Records (US) / Dammit Records (UK) Format: CD / Digital Length: 16:55 Genre: Oi! / Punk Rock Origin: Brooklyn (New York) , USA Who are the Mad Mulligans? The Mad Mulligans are Rich O'Brien , Wynn Skism , Albee Damned , and Johnny Kray , four veterans of the NYC Oi! and Punk scene. Case closed. Fortunately, there is more to talk about because "Who are the Mad Mulligans?" is not only a question but also the debut album by (you might've guessed already) the Mad Mulligans. So why don't you have a beer, press play, and then commence to read. Who are the Mad Mulligans? by Mad Mulligans In my understanding, there are two major spheres of Oi! and Street Punk. On the one hand, there is that dumb, blunt music for drunken thugs and arseholes (like the German band Krawallbrüder - trust me, you don't wanna listen). And then there honest good music...

Picture Credit: Outer Darkness Artwork: "Untitled [woman milking goat]" by Hugo Gellert , The Masses, October 1917 On January 26, 2021, Brooklyn's Outer Darkness released their second album "Ten Acres of Hell": 31 minutes of atmospheric Black Metal. I got the chance to interview sole musician Drew Zimmermann . We had an interesting talk about his music and about politics in Black Metal. Picture Credit: Outer Darkness Hi Drew, thanks for taking some time for this interview. And first of all, congratulations on the release of your album “Ten Acres of Hell”. How do you feel, now that the work is done?   I feel a great sense of relief. The release of this album coincided with the birth of my first child, so you can imagine how stressful it is to master a record while also settling in to life as a new parent! Thankfully, our daughter is healthy and was born without any complications. Your album was influenced by “The Masses”. Can you give us a little insight to t...